Charge certificates
10.—(1) Where a penalty charge notice is served on any person and the penalty charge to which it relates is not paid before the end of the relevant period, TfL may serve on that person a statement (a “charge certificate”) to the effect that the penalty charge in question is increased to the sum specified in the statement of charges under which it was incurred.
(2) Where TfL has served a charge certificate on any person it may cancel the charge certificate and serve or cancel such further charge certificates as it thinks fit.
(3) The relevant period, in relation to a penalty charge notice, is the period of 28 days beginning—
(a)where no representations are made under paragraph 6, with the date on which the penalty charge notice is served;
(b)where—
(i)such representations are made;
(ii)a notice of rejection is served by TfL; and
(iii)no appeal against the notice of rejection is made,
with the date on which the notice of rejection is served; or
(c)where there has been an unsuccessful appeal against a notice of rejection, with the date on which notice of the adjudicator’s decision is served on the appellant.
(4) Where an appeal against a notice of rejection is made but is withdrawn before the adjudicator gives notice of the adjudicator’s decision, the relevant period in relation to a penalty charge notice is the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which the appeal is withdrawn.